Organic wine is made from grapes that have been grown without the use of chemical
fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides and herbicides.

Winemaking techniques should be organic as well; little or no manipulation of wines
by reverse osmosis, excessive filtration, or flavor additives (such as oak chips). Many
organic winemakers also prefer wild yeasts for fermentation.

The use of added sulfites is debated heavily within the organic winemaking community.
Many vintners favor their use, in extremely small quantities, to help stabilize wines, while
others frown on them completely.

BIODYNAMIC WINE

The concept behind biodynamics is that everything in the universe is interconnected
and gives off a resonance or ‘vibe’. The interconnectivity of everything even includes
celestial bodies like the moon, planets and stars. Biodynamic viticulture is the practice of
balancing this resonance between vine, man, earth and stars.

The concept of Biodynamics started in the 1920’s with an Austrian philosopher named
Rudolph Steiner. It is a holistic, homeopathic manner of farming that, of course, also
includes viticulture. It is the oldest, anti-chemical agricultural movement that predates
the creation of organic farming by about twenty years.

Besides the biodynamic calendar, no chemicals or ‘manufactured’ additions (like
commercial yeast) are allowed in biodynamic wine. Instead, wine growers make special
compost preparations with natural ingredients to bolster their vineyards. This is where
things start to get controversial.

NATURAL WINE

The term ‘vin naturel’ – natural wine – was adopted in France during the 1980s to describe a process of ‘natural’ fermentation, with minimal intervention in the viticulture process. Natural wines are created without the use of commercial yeasts, enzymes, sugars, colors, or oak chips which often heavily stamp their flavor on wines in which they are used. Likewise, micro-oxygenation, reverse osmosis and other processes for 'adjusting' wine are not used for natural wines.

ORANGE
WINE: THE NEW SHADE OF WINE

Orange wine is simply white wine made
like red wine. It takes on the characteristics
of both – strength, tannins, fruit, minerality
– and pairs easily with many foods.

Despite the recent interest in orange wine,
its origins are as ancient as winemaking
itself. It sits within the larger “natural
wine” movement of minimal intervention
and manipulation in winemaking. A
veritable return to the way wine was made
thousands of years ago, when keeping
the skins with the grapes was letting
nature take its course.

Red Wine: black grapes macerated with
their skins.

Rose Wine: black grapes macerated with
their skins for a brief time.

White Wine: white grapes macerated
without their skins.

Orange Wine: white grapes macerated
with their skins.

All our wines are presented with a wine
card, detailing the characteristics of the wine, including residual
sugar, sulphites, and if it is suitable for vegetarians or vegans, the
same happens with our craft beers and food.